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.;�jtl oa.1.y*.. <br /> County of Hawai`i ;='moo• Phone: (808)961-8564 <br /> ,lig' <br /> Council District 9- " \,��1 (808) 887-2069 <br /> North and South Kohala 5 .i� .',..0:. Email: tim.richardsri4hawaiicoun y.gov <br /> Chair: Committee on Agriculture, ' •;.%.i, ::;-,...e�`%i - Vice Chair: Committee on <br /> E OF HA.:- <br /> Water&Energy -• Environmental Management <br /> HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III _ <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL = `''. <br /> CCP C)C,) <br /> District 9 <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 -o -�<z <br /> 3) —1 <br /> cr c -< <br /> DATE: September 26,2018 - W <br /> sv <br /> CO — <br /> TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair <br /> and Members of the Hawai`i County Council <br /> FROM: Tim Richards, Council Member <br /> Council District 9 -North and South Kohala <br /> SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL <br /> DELEGATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF <br /> AGRICULTURE FARM SERVICE AGENCY TO WORK COLLECTIVELY <br /> TO LIFT THE CAP ON THE NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE <br /> PROGRAM DUE TO THE CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCES FACED BY <br /> THE HAWAII ISLAND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY <br /> Attached is a resolution urging the Hawai`i Congressional Delegation and the United <br /> States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to work collectively to lift the cap on the <br /> Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program due to the catastrophic circumstances faced by the <br /> Hawai`i Island Agriculture Industry. <br /> Due to time constraints, we request this matter be waived from committee and placed on the next <br /> available Council agenda. <br /> TR:dbk <br /> Att. <br /> K\-4 - 1246— t ) <br /> Comm. No. (.( L1 <br /> Ref. To: Ct,Ju.C_e,J/Cie pc) <br /> Ref. Date OCT 01 2018 <br /> Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />